Despite having vast potential for tourism progress, the city of Bam is still somehow a lesser-known destination, the governor of the southern Iranian city has said.
Source: Tourism potential of Bam is still untapped, governor says
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Tourism potential of Bam is still untapped, governor says; Tehran Times
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Picturesque of Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan; Mehr News
Photo: Mehr News Naghsh-e Jahan Square is one of the oldest squares in Isfahan province and one of the most beautiful monuments registered in UNESCO World Heritage List.
Source: Picturesque of Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan
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Uramanat home to over 700 ancient sites, estimates suggest; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times Preliminary archaeological assessments suggest the UNESCO-registered Uramanat region is composed of over 700 ancient sites, the director of the world Heritage said on Sunday.
Source: Uramanat home to over 700 ancient sites, estimates suggest
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UNESCO-designated Persepolis launches UAV documentation; Tehran Times
Photo: IRNA Authorities of Persepolis have launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) documentation project to help study and analyze the neighboring lands and properties, which encircle the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran.
Source: UNESCO-designated Persepolis launches UAV documentation
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Experts from Iran, Germany hunt for archaeological clues in Uramanat; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times A team of archaeologists from Iran and Germany has carried out a field survey in Uramanat, an ancient rural region in western Iran, which earlier this year was named a UNESCO World Heritage.
Source: Experts from Iran, Germany hunt for archaeological clues in Uramanat
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Minister visits ancient qanat, says it symbolizes identity of hard-working men; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times As one of Yazd’s most important attractions and wonders, the Qanat of Zarch is a symbol of culture, civilization, and identity of hard-working people in central Iran, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ezatollah Zarghami has said.
Source: Minister visits ancient qanat, says it symbolizes identity of hard-working men
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Mysterious Figurines Discovered in Iran’s ‘Burnt City’; Shanti Escalante-De Mattei; Art News
Photo: Unesco The figurines are the latest in a series of amazing discoveries there.
Source: Mysterious Figurines Discovered in Iran’s ‘Burnt City’
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Persepolis stone fragments being documented, preserved for future generations; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times The second phase of a massive documentation project has commenced in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis to collect, classify, restore and preserve stone fragments scattered across the once ceremonial capital of Achaemenid kings for future generations.
Source: Persepolis stone fragments being documented, preserved for future generations
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Soltanieh Dome hoped to be more striking as landscape project starts; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times On Saturday, an all-inclusive landscape project commenced on properties of Soltanieh Dome amid hopes to make the UNESCO-designated mausoleum more attractive for visitors.
Source: Soltanieh Dome hoped to be more striking as landscape project starts
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Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System closed amid safety concerns; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times The UNESCO-registered Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System has been closed to visitors amid safety concerns after its western side was announced to be “unstable”.
Source: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System closed amid safety concerns
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UNESCO-designated Soltanieh undergoes partial restoration; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times The UNESCO-designated mausoleum of Oljaytu, also known as SoltaniehDome, has recently undergone a partial restoration aimed to fix worn-out bricks at the southwest corner of the colossal monument.
Source: UNESCO-designated Soltanieh undergoes partial restoration
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$4.7 million allocated to UNESCO-designated Pasargadae; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times Iranian government has allocated a sum of 200 billion rials (about $4.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) to develop tourism infrastructure at the UNESCO-designated Pasargadae.
Source: $4.7 million allocated to UNESCO-designated Pasargadae
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Sarvestan, the enigmatic monument of ancient Iran, finally dated; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times A joint research team of Iranian and French scientists has published their results of the dating of the Sarvestan Monument in the journal Archaeometry.
Source: Sarvestan, the enigmatic monument of ancient Iran, finally dated
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‘World’s largest’ nabkha discovered in UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times The “world’s largest” nabkha (coppice dune) has recently been discovered within the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in the barren heartland of Iran, the director of the World Heritage site has announced.
Source: ‘World’s largest’ nabkha discovered in UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert
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Clean-up project completed on UNESCO-tagged desert; Tehran Times
Photo: Tehran Times A clean-up project has recently been completed on Shahdad, part of the UNESCO-registered Lut desert, a local tourism official has announced.
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Lesser-known destinations to gain footholds on tourism map; AFM
Photo: Tehran Times Much more attention will be devoted to various destinations in the west side of Iran, the ones which are generally lesser-known to potential sightseers and vacationers, an official with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has said.
Source: Lesser-known destinations to gain footholds on tourism map
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Arak railway; part of a UNESCO World Heritage site; Behnam Yousefi; Mehr News
Photo: Behnam Yousefi Arak railway station, as part of Iran’s national railway, was inaugurated on August 25, 1938, and after near 83 years of its inauguration, it was registered at the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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The Trans-Iranian Railway: An engineering marvel; Ben Jones; CNN
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Which new sites have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?; Bradt Guides
Photo: Radiokafka The new World Heritage Sites, from pre-historic settlements and Roman frontiers to one of the oldest astronomical observatories.
Source: Which new sites have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List? l Bradt Guides
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Trans-Iranian Railway Added To UNESCO’s World Heritage List; AP
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